德国经济出现积极信号。[1]6月出口达139.3亿欧元，创历史新高，较2022年9月前高位略有领先。[1]同月工业产出环比增长0.2%，超出经济学家预期的零增长。[1]其中汽车产业产出环比增长3.6%，其他运输设备产出则跳增8.4%。[1]德国贸易顺差达153.4亿欧元，上半年出口同比增长3.7%。[1]LBBW银行经济学家表示"工业衰退现在似乎已经结束"。[1]
与此同时，德国能源巨头RWE与美国内政部达成协议，放弃美国海上风电项目。[1]根据该协议，RWE将获得12.2亿美元赔偿。[1]RWE此前已在该美国项目上投入超过10亿美元。[1]
另外，巴伐利亚州奥格斯堡附近发生猪舍大火，造成1000多头猪死亡。[1]
Germany's economic indicators showed renewed momentum in June, with exports reaching a record high of €13.93 billion [1]. Industrial output expanded by 0.2 percent month-on-month, exceeding economists' expectations of zero growth [1]. The automotive sector led the advance with a 3.6 percent increase in production, while other transport equipment jumped 8.4 percent [1]. Economists now see cause for optimism about the manufacturing sector's trajectory, with one analyst from LBBW bank observing that "industrial recession now appears to have ended" [1].
The broader trade picture reflected sustained economic activity. Germany's trade surplus reached €15.34 billion in June, supported by first-half export growth of 3.7 percent year-on-year, though imports rose more sharply at 4.4 percent [1]. Beyond conventional trade metrics, energy giant RWE reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior to exit its American offshore wind project, receiving $1.22 billion in compensation after investing over $1 billion in the venture [1].
In an unrelated incident, a barn fire near Augsburg in Bavaria killed more than 1,000 pigs [1].